US Congress Senate Bill 3181 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to measure Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to achieve a dynamic, sustainable level of members of the Armed Forces that will reflect the diverse population of the United States eligible to serve, including gender-specific, racial, and ethnic populations. Requires the Secretary, in developing and implementing the plan, to develop a standard set of metrics and collection procedures that are uniform across the military departments. Requires progress made in implementing such plan to be included in currently-required annual DOD manpower requirements reports.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require a plan to ensure the military leadership of the Armed Forces reflects the diversity of the population of the United States, and for other purposes.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-05-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB4310 (Related) 2013-01-02 - Became Public Law No: 112-239.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3181/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3181/BILLS-112s3181is.pdf